Award Winners

Provost Awards for Outstanding Scholarly Productivity

Early Career

Niharika Sravan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Physics, College of Arts and Sciences
Amanda McMillan Lequieu, PhD, Assistant Professor, Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences

Mid-Career

Hasan Ayaz, PhD, Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Career

Elise Ciner, OD, Professor, Pennsylvania College of Optometry

Provost Award for Faculty Excellence

Sandhya Kortagere, PhD, Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine

Provost Award for Pedagogical Innovation

Ni Ou, Associate Teaching Professor, Global Studies and Modern Languages, College of Arts and Sciences
Christina Love, PhD, Associate Teaching Professor, Physics, College of Arts and Sciences

Provost Award for Undergraduate Teaching Impact

Johanna Casale, PhD, Assistant Teaching Professor, Construction Management Program, Engineering, Leadership, and Society Department, College of Engineering
Kevin Smith, PhD, Associate Teaching Faculty, Biology, College of Arts and Sciences

Adjunct Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence

Dixie Schexnaildre, DHSc, Adjunct Professor, Complementary and Integrative Health Program, Graduate Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Professions
Gregory Probst, MFA, Adjunct Professor, English & Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences
Beth Huerta, Adjunct Professor, Design, Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design

Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching

2024-2025 Awardees, awarded in Spring 2026

Matthew McCarthy, PhD, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, College of Engineering
Todd Strochlic, VMD, PhD, Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine
Jonathan Ziegert, PhD, Professor, Department of Management, Bennett S. LeBow College of Business

2025-2026 Awardees, awarded in Spring 2026

Joanne Mathiasen, PhD, Professor, Pharmacology and Physiology, College of Medicine
Caitlin Howe, PhD, Associate Professor, Neurobiology & Anatomy, College of Medicine
H. Bernard Hall, PhD, Assistant Professor, Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum, School of Education